Zenyatta Nerf and Competitive Play Updates | October 13, 2022 Patch Notes

Patch notes are a lot to read through, so we summarized the patch notes released on October 13, 2022 for Overwatch 2! We also added the original patch notes, if you prefer reading it as is. The highlights in this patch are Zenyatta Nerf and Competitive Play Updates.

Patch Notes Summary and Highlights

Hero Changes and Notable Bug Fixes

List of Notable Changes & Bug Fixes
Zenyatta	[NERFS] Orb of Destruction: No longer receives extra attack speed on top of the bonus from Kiriko's ultimate.
Kiriko	[BUG FIXES] Swift Step: Fixed a bug where it can put players underneath terrain in some cases.
Competitive Play	[CHANGES] Implemented a boost for players who ranked too low during the first week of launch.
Maps	[MAP ADDITION] Numbani and Necropolis have now been added back to their map pools.

Official Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an issue with the Report interface on console
• Fixed a bug on PlayStation involving the inability to purchase other items in the store after a refund of another item
• Fixed an issue where Legacy credits were not the default currency selected for purchases in the Hero Gallery
• Fixed a bug where some Heroic emotes/poses were incorrectly locked and priced
• Fixed items in the Hero Gallery that were not able to be purchased
• Fixed an issue with the Spectator Options and made clicking in that menu more responsive
• Resolved a bug with low resolution shop images displaying small on some platforms
• Fixed an issue that caused the entire client to appear out of focus
• Fixed a bug where Hero Unlock Challenges were not incrementing properly in Total Mayhem
• Fixed the Challenge 'System-Wide Malfunction' not correctly incrementing
• Fixed Challenges 'Classy Flex' and 'Flex Your Power' not progressing while in a Group
• Fixed a bug with some Challenges not correctly showing up during the end of game flow
• Resolved a bug where leaving Skirmish could cause Challenge progress to be lost
• Fixed an issue where adjusting Render Scale to any value would cause graphical corruption
• Fixed a bug where depth of field would remain active in gameplay and leave your screen blurry
• Fixed a bug with camera placement in captured Highlights
• General Stability Updates

Workshop

• Fixed an issue where Workshop Green Screen would load Workshop Island instead
• Fixed a bug where Night Workshop maps were loading daytime variants

Competitive

• Many players were ranked too low during the first week of Overwatch 2, so we are implementing a boost as players continue to play games for those affected by this issue.
• Players who were ranked too low could have the feeling of being stuck in this rank. Moving forward, players should be able to climb the ranks in their first rank update assuming they’re supposed to be higher based on their performance.
• Players who haven’t ranked will not experience this issue after this patch.

Maps

Heroes

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